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NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. l

RALPH' CULLINAN, OF RICHMOND, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS,COMPANY, F NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION 0F DELAWARE.

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This invention relates to liquid' containers and more particularlyto'containers adapted to he refilled through a temporary hole or openingin the top thereof, which hole is suby sequently sealed after the,refilling operation is completed. ln shipping liquid in containers,particularl to distant points, it frequently is desira le to refill thecontainers. In the oase of containers which have a removable closure forvthe filling opening, this matter of re- 4filling is comparativelysimple, but where the closure member is more or less permanently secured1Within the'filling and pouring openfi ing as by crimping or thelike,the matter of subsequently refilling is more complicated. in suchcases special tools may be required in order to remove the crimpedclosure, or it may even be necessary to deface the container in order toprovide an opening for refilling.

llhe present invention contemplates' the provision of what may aptly becalled a blind cap hole. ln other words, it is intended to provide, inaddition to the spout or other permanent closure for the filling andpouring opening, an indicated spot or area Whereza temporary fillingopening may be made and over Vwhich a separate closure member,preferably in the form of`a cap, may be secured as by soldering so as toconceal the temporary opening and to prevent leakage therefrom.

Accordingly, one of the objects of the invention is to provide acontainer which may V loe refilled Without disturbing the seal or spoutu over the original filling and pouring opening.

Another object of the invention is to provide a container having a topwhich may be conveniently punctured Within an indicated area for thepurpose of refilling and subsequently to provide-a liquid tight seal forthe temporary opening. Other objects, features 4and advantages o theinvention will appear as the description 5 thereof, 'when taken inconnection with the accompanying drawing, proceeds.

in the drawing,

1926. Serial N0. 110,081.

Fig. 1. is a plan view of a can top embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a sectional View taken on the line 2--2 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawing, 10 indicates the top of a container which, forthe purpose of' illustration, may be assumed to be the top of an oilcan, and the top is provided with a filling or pouring opening 12 havinga pe- 5 ripheral flange 14 upon which a pouring spout or closure member1G may be permanently secured as by crimping it thereon with a suitablecrimping tool.

At a p oint spaced from the opening 12 the can top10 is stamped orotherwise formed to provide an annular groove or recess as indicated at18,'having on its inner edge a raised rim or bead 20. Whenever itbecomes necessary to refill the can, a hole may be punctured iu the cantop Within the circular rim or bead to serve as a filling opening, andwhen the filling operation is completed a convex cap 22, having afianged rim 24: adapted to be seated With its edge in the groove 18, maybe 70 soldered into position over the punctured opening so as to bothseal the temporary opening and prevent leakage therefrom. `With ther-ap22-soldered in position the can top again presents a neat and tidyappearance and does not show the effect of the puncturing which wasnecessary in order to refill the can.

What I claim is:

In a can top having a filling and ouring opening and a permanent closuretherefor, a restricted area in the top of the can indicated by adepression spaced from the permanent closure and adapted to be puncturedto provide atemporary refilling opening, a rim around the inner edge of'the depression, and a cap adapted to fit over saidrim-and to bepermanently secured thereon to close and conceal the temporary refillingopening In Witness whereof` I have hereunto set my hand this sixth dayof May, 1926. A

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